Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-08-26

who taught the Centrevile school last term
will attend the law school at Ann Arbor,
Mich. Clifton Sherman enters upon his
senior year at Amherst college
Mr. Will Schusters engagement with the
German Opera company Of New York for
its winter season at the Metropolitan opera
house in that city, begins the middle Of
September A testimonial concert will be
given him 10y local singers and instrument
talist before his departure, in which Miss
Shea Mrs Marshall Mr. Markham and Mr..
Willis vocalists, Mr. Mitchell, xylophone,
Mr. Cleveland, banjoist the Philharmonic
orchestra and Mrs Sherwin, accompanied,
will take part. The date Of the concert is
fixed for Tuesday, Sept g, and tickets 20
on sale at Briggs q Co.'S one week from
today.
The letter carriers are annoyed and de
laved in their work by the practice Of chill
dren in putting into the street letter boxes
all sorts Of rubbish, such as sticks, old pa
per. and even matches, which disfgure and
oftentimes injure the mail matter Il
would be well for parents TO forthwith eau
ton their children that this practice may
be stopped before it leads 10 summary nc
ton on the part Of the government The
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severe and it should be remembered that
the government does nothing by halves.
Another piece Of mischief in this direction,
which it would probably not be Just to lay
entirely TO the charge of young children.
is that Of smashing the glasses which are
set in the boxes 10 cover the cards, telling
when letter collections are made There is
no excuse for this sort Of malicious bust
ness and the government viii be notified
and the services Of detective asked for
it isn't stopped.
The will Of the late Mrs. Hannah 4
Howard was filed in the Probate office Aug.
10TH Aside from the sum Of $1,000 given
81 the Womans Baptist Foreign Missionary
society. Mrs Howard leaves her property.
estimated at from $l7j, 900 b. S20O, 900. 10
her relatives, as follows BERTHE Howard
daughter Of cambridge +. Howard of Bos
ton, 5000 to Addie G.. Davis daughter
of Il deceased sister, $1,000 ~ her nephew.
Horace II Cobb, 5000 and to the follow
ing nephews and nieces $1,000 each Myra
l. Cobb, Nellie Cobb. Mary Dean Howard.
Hattie Dean Tufts, Lucy c. Dean. Annie
/. Howard, Fanny 5. Davis, Daniel Cobb,
Henry Cobb. Lyman Cobb, Aurelus Cobb.
Geo. Cobb. Lyda Cobb White T. W Stod
dard, j. " Stoddard. The residue Of her
estate she gives 10 her two children, Hor-
ace C. Howard and Mr.. Adlie II Slack.
wife Of Rev + s Slack " Merrimack
y. II. Horace Howard and Horace Cobb
are appointed executors
In consequence Of the rain only about
dozen people attended the Windsor county
veterans reunion at Chester on Tuesday
among them being Lieut. Gov Fuller and
Col Hooker, with five member, Of the
First Regiment hand, including Leader
Llghtslnger. who went up IN reinforce the
Springfield band John Clarkson acted as
drum major for the Bellows Falls band and
cut so fine a figure that the band have en-
gagged HIM 10 act a. their major whenever
they 20 on publ" parade.
About three inches Of rain fell between
Monday morning aud Thursday morning
as shown Toy our weather record. and the
total fall for the month is already above
seven inches-more than in any August he
fore for A. years The protracted rains Of
the summer have had their discouraging
and depressing element, but the recompense
comes IN IA wealth Of verdurc and green
ness everywhere a. fresh and beautiful a.
IN early Juuc-aud the farmers second
crop Of hay is better than the first crop
sometimes is
EN-Gov Long Of Massachusetts, has been
engaged as chief orator at the Vermont
officers reunion which Is b. be- held her,
about the 10Th Of October Senator Ed
mund~ is also expected 90 be present
The dainticst bit Of book making Of the
season Is The y GLOW Rose Tree. little
story written boy Mrs : VI Chatfeld. print
ed boy Huush. and Illuminated with hand
work in water colors 10y Miss Belle smith
Hon. J. NJ Tyler is in Bellows Falls as
referee in the cases Of Levant n Read rs
Chas J Wheeler's estate and Levant NJ
Read RS. Lewis = Moody Hon Z ".
Stodiari appears as counsel for the defense
with Lawyer Weston.
An electric signal is being put in place
today about mile below the depot by
which IN coming trains from the south can
be- slgnalled from the station Similar sig
mails are in successful use in other states.
and the Central Vermont already has one
IN operation at st. Alhans
The steam launch which +. i. whitney
o. \. Marshall and c. A Harris ordered
from Skeneatees, y. Y has arrived As
has also the Shipman kerosene engine
which Is to run it, and the boat will be-
launched ON Spofford lake tomorrow. She
Is ~ feet IN length and beauty. and has
been dubbed the Glide"
Quarterly meeting service will be held in
the Methodist church next SUNDAY morn
ing Presiding Elder Morgan will be pres
ent. Quarterly conference Saturday even
ing at 1870.
Will the stockholders in the Western
Aqueduct company please call at the Yer
mont savings bank and pay their assess
ments Is the treasurer pertinent inquiry
The First Regiment band will give their
postponed concert ou the common Tuesday
evening, weather permitting
Harry Leavitt is on duty as a sub" at
the post Office.
/. X. Willis's proposed concert has been
indefinitely postponed.
The following is list Of letters remain
Ing in the Brattleboro post-ofiice Aug. %:
Women Alice NJ Baker, Ms T. d Bracket.
trace Bardeu, Ms Geo W BetterIy MARY p
Bishop. Mrs Charles Cutler, Mrs Tabitha = Car
I-nter. Flora A. Davis, George Field Annie Tay-
lor Adelaide X Hunter Mrs ! A Mitchell, Ma
mir harhar, Mary L. Fater, Clara Robinson, Mrs
; Rogers, Mrs. Flora A. Williams Margaret
Brown.
Men, II. Allen. J 3 Bird. George DeWolf
LIro. L. Edison, Harry Elmer :. j X Fullerton .
Michael Flynn, H. Il Gold. George Hunt Victor
Holden, B-rtou A. knlght. Syivanus kelley Al
hs-rt II Newman, q. a. Miller. n II Nicnols Jo-
seph Mayutt, John +. Nichols D. Il Phillips,
Walter ]. Peitec, " T. Pirtch, '. 5 Revantii >
Harry D. Taylor, Jesse W. Nine'ut, l. j Wash
Miscellaneous Typ Mfg. Mellon Photo
graphic Co.
A FINE POSTAL CAR.
Some new government postal cars, a.
fine a. are used in any part Of the country.
are soon b be put on the day run through
brattlebOru between Springfield Mass. and